Ill. lawmakers cut funds for police torture panelBusinessWeek - ‎‎By MICHAEL TARM Dozens of Illinois prisoners who claim they confessed to crimes under police torture may never have their cases reheard because lawmakers effectively shuttered the commission established to review the cases, panel officials said Tuesday ...Editorial: Justice is left on budget-cutting room floorChicago Sun-Times - ‎Protesters outside of the Federal Building where retired Chicago Police Lt. Jon Burge is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of perjury. Thursday, January 20 2011. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times Chicago taxpayers have shelled out more than $30 million ...Illinois Torture Commission To Shut Down After Unceremonious Funding CutHuffington Post - ‎Jun 5, 2012‎The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission had anticipated receiving $235000 in state funding to cover their expenses -- including a staff attorney -- a step up from last year's $150000 budget, CBS Chicago reports. But with little explanation, ...State torture panel faces an abrupt endingChicago Tribune - ‎Jun 4, 2012‎On Tuesday, a state commission set up to investigate claims of police torture will refer its first cases to Cook County's chief judge, beginning to fulfill its mandate to plumb one of Chicago's most stubborn scandals by making recommendations for legal ...Did torture put you in prison? Too badChicago Sun-Times (blog) - ‎Jun 4, 2012‎By Thomas Frisbie on June 4, 2012 11:39 AM | 4 Comments | No TrackBacks Sitting in an Illinois prison because someone tortured a confession out of you? Sorry, the state doesn't have enough money to do much about that. That's not what anyone thought ...Illinois lawmakers cut funds for police torture panelThe Grio - ‎2 hours ago‎by theGrio | June 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM MICHAEL TARM, AP CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of Illinois prisoners who claim they confessed to crimes under police torture may never have their cases reheard because lawmakers effectively shuttered the commission ...Illinois Kills Police Torture CommissionCourthouse News Service - ‎3 hours ago‎By JOE HARRIS SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CN) - Illinois lawmakers eliminated funding to a panel investigating claims of police torture, leaving as many 40 wrongfully convicted men without a process to get a rehearing, the commission's executive director said.Illinois lawmakers look to cut funds for police torture panelWBEZ - ‎5 hours ago‎AP Police torture victims in Illinois prisons may be losing their last chance to have their cases reviewed as lawmakers look to cut funding for the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. The Commission was established a couple years ago to ...Illinois Defunds Torture Commission Just After It Finds Torture ProblemsThe Atlantic Wire - ‎20 hours ago‎On Tuesday the commission set up to investigate a Chicago police torture scandal dating to the 1970s finally made its first recommendations on what cases to bring to court, but yesterday, the Chicago Tribune reports, the Illinois legislature defunded ...Members decry Illinois lawmakers' decision to cut funding for police torture ...Greenfield Daily Reporter - ‎Jun 5, 2012‎AP CHICAGO — Members of an Illinois commission established to review allegations of police torture say a decision by state lawmakers to stop funding the panel means 30 or 40 wrongly convicted men may never get a rehearing.Lawmakers cut funding for Police Torture panelQuad City Times - ‎Jun 5, 2012‎Members of a state commission established to review allegations of police torture say a decision by Illinois lawmakers to stop funding the panel means 30 or 40 wrongly convicted men may never get a rehearing. Executive Director David Thomas says the ...Chicago Police Torture Commission Quietly Shuts DownProgress Illinois - ‎Jun 5, 2012‎The Chicago Tribune reports that the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, a body set up to investigate claims of Chicago police torture, lost its $235000 of yearly funding in the state budget passed by the General Assembly last week.

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